Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Steerforth Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Steerforth Close (PO2 7HE) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steerforth Close (PO2 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Steerforth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sultan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sultan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havisham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havisham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havisham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Havisham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Havisham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havisham Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brownlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brownlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centaur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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